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John Cage recital set to last 639 years recently witnessed a chord change

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gweinberg ◴[03 Apr 25 16:15 UTC] No.43571891[source]▶
It doesn't make sense to me that the piece should start with a 17 month rest. Surely it doesn't really start until the first note is played?
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1. bongodongobob ◴[03 Apr 25 17:09 UTC] No.43572631[source]▶
Lots of music starts with rests. If the first note isn't on the 1, you'll have rests before it. Not usual at all.
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2. feoren ◴[04 Apr 25 04:20 UTC] No.43578291[source]▶
If the first note isn't on the 1, you'll write rests before it, so that the person reading your sheet music understands what's going on. That doesn't mean the music has started yet. The notation is not the music.